tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Mon Jan 21 18:33:18 2013
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Re: [Tlhingan-hol] "where are you from?"
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jatlhpu' DloraH:<br><div>> mebpa'meylIj yIngu'.<br><br>vIjangpu', jIjatlh:<br>> *tI*ngu'. Though I think the singular might be preferable here<br>> (mebpa'lIj yIngu'), since it's rare for one person to occupy more\<br>> than one guest room.<br><br>mujang janSIy, jatlh:<br>> I would like to remind you that <mebpa'mey> was defined as "hotel" in<br>> KGT.<br><br>No, it was *glossed* as "hotel", and there's a subtle but important distinction. As SuStel has pointed out, the two words refer to the same object, but in English it is thought of as a unit, whereas in Klingon it is conceived of as a number of individual entities.<br><br>> Saying <mebpa'meylIj tIngu'> makes it sound like I think you have<br>> more than one room.<br><br>True.<br><br>> Saying <mebpa'lIj yIngu'> makes it sound like I want to know your room<br>> number.<br><br>I can see that interpretation too, although I'd think of it moreso if the conversation has already established which guest rooms/hotel/building the single mebpa' is in. What if you're staying in a place that has only one guest room?<br><br>QeS<br></div> </div></body>
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